Yesterday I did an errand for my spouse in the rain on a bike. She needed me to pick up a prescription from a pharmacy open on a Sunday. I took a Citi Bike bike, about 5 miles round trip. I was coming to a crosswalk where the pedestrians had the light. A man warned his wife about my approach which was illegal. I tried to brake but my front tire slipped because I was riding on a steel plate in the street and it was wet. I want to say the bike fishtailed but with the front wheel, is that called fishheading? I managed to stay up, and I feel bad about cutting those people off. It wasn't a close call, and it didn't seem to affect them. I tried to do the right thing, but I nearly fell.

Today it was about 35ºF, the coldest I rode in since last winter. I bundled way up, assuming I'm not yet acclimated to it. I did just fine, and it wasn't as windy as I predicted. I had tights on under my trousers so I stopped in the men's room and took them off.